
Amsterdam Lets You Buy Drugs—But Bans Burger Ads
Amsterdam’s latest climate measure targets burgers and petrol cars, prompting questions about priorities in one of Europe’s most permissive cities.

Amsterdam’s latest climate measure targets burgers and petrol cars, prompting questions about priorities in one of Europe’s most permissive cities.

The advertising ban is supposed to contribute to Amsterdam reaching its 2050 carbon neutrality target.

Approximately 20,000 people joined demonstrations under police supervision across European cities—including Amsterdam, Madrid, and Rome.

Security stepped up across the city after a second attack in days, with suspects still at large and police probing possible links between incidents.

Local parties performed particularly well in areas where the location of new refugee centres was an issue.

Official data shows the liberal party D66 outspending its rivals—with more than €1.3 million poured into campaign advertising.

Dutch authorities are investigating several attacks against Jewish institutions across the country.

Classes were canceled at several schools in the Dutch capital after overnight climate protests left gates glued shut—and emergency exits sealed using heavy chains.

The ruling of the Amsterdam court shocked the victim who was almost strangled to death by the Somali immigrant last year.

A new bylaw will bar meat and fossil fuel advertising across Amsterdam from May 2026